The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-06
SYNOD OF LUTHERANS.
SAVANNAH TO HAVE THE UNITED
COUNCIL OF THE SOUTH.

Delegates from Ten States to Meet in
This City on Thanksgiving Day
Representatives of 10000 Lutheran
Communicates to be in Session
Preparing to Receive the Delegates
Distinguished Visitors Who VIII Be
Here.
The United Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in the South will meet in
this city on Thanksgiving day, Nov. "A, and
will be in session one week. The United
Synod represents upward of 10000 commu-
nicants of the Lutheran Church. 1t is com
posed of the Synods of Virginia, Southwest
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi, and the
Holster Synod. Each synod is entitled to
a clerical and lay delegate for every l,OOO
or part of l 900 communicates
1t is expected that over 100 delegates, and
visitors from corresponding bodies in the
North and West will be in attendance at
the synod which is the representative body
of the Southern Lutheran church.
TO COMMENCE THANKSGIVING MORNING.
The synod will convene on the morning
of Thanksgiving day at IL o'clock in the
Lutheran church, when the synodlc-
al sermon viii be preached by the
Vice President of the synod, Rev.
Prof F, w. E. Peschau, of Wilmington.
n. C. The programme of the synod has
not been completed There will be two
sessions daily, and possibly three though
the evenings will be chiefly devoted to public
services and addresses by prominent
members of the synod and visiting members
of other syno1s. The President of the
synod, Rev Dr. Gilbert, who was formerly
pastor of the church in this city, but recent
ly at Winchester, Va. having removed
to Harrisburg, Pa. his duties will devolve
upon the Vice President, DR.. Peschau. The
sessions of the United Synod are biennial.
The last session was held in Roanoke city,
Va, two years ago.
AN IMPORTANT SESSION.
The coming synod will be one of great
Importance, and will be one of the largest
ever held. Among the distinguished visi-
tors will be Rev. DR.. B. NJ Schumacher,
of Pottstown, Pa, representing the Cen
eral Council of the North, and Rev.
G. q. Wenner, of New York, representing
the General Synod of the North. They,
with Rev. DIR. Horne, of Charleston, repre-
senting the synod of the South, constitute a
committee which is preparing a uniform
book of worship for the English speaking
Lutheran church in this country. DR.. j. d.
Dreher, President of the Roanoke College
virginia., and one of the most widely
known members of the church in this coun
try, will also be present.
The Savannah church is already at work
preparing for the reception and entertain
inent of the delegates and visitors who will
be here The successful entertainment of
so large number of people is not an easy
task The Committee on-Homes consists of
Messrs. George n. Nichols, j. f. LaFar,
Jacob Paulsea, w. b. Spann and c. Y.
Richardson, and they win be glad to re-
ceive the names of any who are willingly
disposed to aid in entertaining the delegates.
PREPARING FOR THE SYNOD.
The church itself Is being put in shape
for the synod. The business sessions will
be held in the lecture room and the
auditorium will be reserved for worship
and for the public exercises. The Execu-
tive Board of Missions of the Lutheran
Church will also meet in connection with
the synod, and one night will be devoted to
services.
The list of delegates from the District syn
DDS has not yet been received, and the com
mittees in charge of the synodical arrange
ments are unable yet to announce tine pro
gramme. The plans are being formulated
as rapidly as possible, however, and the pro-
gramme and list of delegates will be an
nounced the last of next week, or the first of
the following week.